Perilla / Shiso ' Britton'
30 seeds
Also called beefsteak plant. This variety produces attractive leaves with green topside and purple underside. Perilla / Shiso is a great Asian culinary herb which is very aromatic and tastes like a cross between mint and basil. This variety is more similar to the korean type of shiso.
Annual to 80cm Sow in Spring and summer Sow 2mm (need light to germinate) at 20-22 degrees C, seedlings emerge 7-30 days. For best germination chill seeds at 5deg for 3 days in moist sand and then soak seed overnight in warm water.
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